Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 55.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of United States, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$4.18
₲30,339
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.53
₲32,867
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.01
₲7,301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.59
₲4,261
|
|
pay 60.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.72
₲5,189
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.22
₲23,323
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.98
₲21,604
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.79
₲13,001
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.69
₲12,245
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.83
₲6,039
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.44
₲3,198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.52
₲3,774
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.63
₲4,541
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.35
₲2,545
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.33
₲2,419
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.19
₲30,414
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$23.43
₲169,897
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$15,340.40
₲111,242,321
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$12.04
₲87,275
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$20.67
₲149,878
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$339.07
₲2,458,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$217.13
₲1,574,528
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$43.32
₲314,170
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$156.19
₲1,132,649
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$2,231.33
₲16,180,701
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.19
₲8,596
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.09
₲15,146
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$1.88
₲13,652
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$28.67
₲207,923
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$5.58
₲40,452
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Paraguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$38.87
₲281,898
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$31.15
₲225,856
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$74.77
₲542,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$74.96
₲543,570
|
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